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request for citizenship question. formertted that atransitionfemaofficialprovided him on initial draft of a letter from the department of justice asking that a citizenship question be added. we have summarized this and other information from his interview in a supplemental memo that i am providing to members this morning. throughout this entire process the trump administration has obstructed and delayed our investigation. both of the department of commerce and the department of justice have withheld key documents and refused to answer legitimate questions. ross and i exchanged several letters last week. we accommodated some of his concerns and thankfully he accommodated some of ours. i appreciate that, mr. secretary. based on these agreements i expect secretary ross to fully answer all of our questions about the census and not avoid our questions based on the meritless claim that there is a separate litigation going on. and with thathat i'm very pleased to have the secretary stand, please. good morning, chairman cummings. rep. cummings: i'm going to swear you in first. i apologiz

request for citizenship question. formertted that a transition fema official provided him on initial draft of a letter from the department of justice asking that a citizenship question be added. we have summarized this and other information from his interview in a supplemental memo that i am providing to members this morning. throughout this entire process the trump administration has obstructed and delayed our investigation. both of the department of commerce and the department of justice...

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. daniel is the acting deputy administratoratfemaandthe deputy administrator for resilience, so that makes him fema's second highest-ranking official and he is the leader of all the agencies predisaster program. has focusedresearch on the increasing frequency of national disasters and their cost. thank you to our panelists for joining us today. we had a lot of ground to cover. disaster aid is becoming increasingly politicized on capitol hill. recovery is becoming more complex and is taking more resources because of the scale and intensity of disasters. state and local governments are under pressure to do more to prepare for these disasters to mitigate future cost. i want to remind everyone we will be taking questions at the to so i encourage everyone think about what you would like to ask her in the panel and you can tweet #politicorelief. i will turn it over to caitlin to start the conversation. fayetted talk about the -- big funding fight going on on capitol hill. billions of dollars in disaster upief funding have been held in congress since september. many know puerto rico remains

. daniel is the acting deputy administrator at fema and the deputy administrator for resilience, so that makes him fema's second highest-ranking official and he is the leader of all the agencies predisaster program. has focusedresearch on the increasing frequency of national disasters and their cost. thank you to our panelists for joining us today. we had a lot of ground to cover. disaster aid is becoming increasingly politicized on capitol hill. recovery is becoming more complex and is taking...

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fighting force. -- wee daniel canoe ski have daniel, the acting deputy administratoratfema, andthe administrator for resilience. that makes him the second highest ranking official at fema, and he's the leader of the agency's predisaster programs, and we have christine, a senior fellow at the center for american progress. her research has focused on the increasing frequency of natural disasters and their cost. , we have a lot of ground to cover. zastrow eight is becoming increasingly politicized on -- disaster relief is becoming , theicized on capitol hill scale of disasters are -- and governments are under pressure to prepare more and mitigate future costs. i want to remind everyone that we will be taking questions at the end, i encourage everyone to think about what you would like to ask during this panel, and you can tweak -- tweet at ticorelief.- #poli >> let's start with the disaster relief fight. billions of dollars have been held up since december, puerto rico remains the biggest sticking point in this fight. democrats are insisting on more funding, president trump says t

fighting force. -- wee daniel canoe ski have daniel, the acting deputy administrator at fema, and the administrator for resilience. that makes him the second highest ranking official at fema, and he's the leader of the agency's predisaster programs, and we have christine, a senior fellow at the center for american progress. her research has focused on the increasing frequency of natural disasters and their cost. , we have a lot of ground to cover. zastrow eight is becoming increasingly...

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. person was brian -- from phil:. he was very can did in his--fema. hewas very can did in his responses. and i want to go into public health. his talk was really valuable. brian: this is a year program and i need to know from you how you got involved and how you got to be the representative from your state. >> yes, i actually didn't know anything about the program until i met the delegate from last year at arkansas girl state and she told me how amazing it was. she thought i would be a good candidate for it. i applied through my state, wrote an essay about leadership and i had to take a test over all things u.s. history and arkansas history and then i went to little rock to interview for it. brian: based on what you've seen in week, how will it affect your life in the future? >> i think it's given me great experience to go to college and meet a group of people i didn't meet before. i plan on going to college out of state. it will be a totally new environment. it's just being surrounded by people as motivated as i am and as driven. i can honestly say this is going to be the nex

. person was brian -- from phil:. he was very can did in his -- fema. he was very can did in his responses. and i want to go into public health. his talk was really valuable. brian: this is a year program and i need to know from you how you got involved and how you got to be the representative from your state. >> yes, i actually didn't know anything about the program until i met the delegate from last year at arkansas girl state and she told me how amazing it was. she thought i would be a...

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isfemaorother disaster response organizations within the federal government, they are providing every single resource we have available to help recovery efforts, not only in the short term, but as we are continuing to see the recovery is continuing. i support the right for self-determination and if that i support it.d, that means >> with so many options on the table, why should women of color choose you? coming from hawaii , i have a unique experience that i've been to the forefront, an idea that is strongly needed in this country. not only coming from such a diverse state and having these own experiences i bring, but really recognizing that as there are so many different issues and problems and challenges that we need to address in this country, at the heart of all of them, ultimately we have self-serving politicians looking out for their own interests, greedy, corporate interests looking out for their own bottom line and the people get left behind. the vision that our founders had lost,e country has been so we need to change this corrupt culture that is standing in the way of

is fema or other disaster response organizations within the federal government, they are providing every single resource we have available to help recovery efforts, not only in the short term, but as we are continuing to see the recovery is continuing. i support the right for self-determination and if that i support it.d, that means >> with so many options on the table, why should women of color choose you? coming from hawaii , i have a unique experience that i've been to the forefront,...

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infrastructure protection,thefemaadministrator,the secret service director, and the heads of d.h.s. offices of academic engagement and public affairs. this legislation was not developed in a vacuum. inspiration nor legislation came directly from experiences of those impacted by school violence and from input of new jerseyans. last julying, my subcommittee held a school security field hearing in newark. at the hear, the subcommittee heard from the new jersey state police, the new jersey department of education, and the new jersey association of school resource officers and the new jersey office of homeland security about the risk the schools case and how congress can provide support. at the hearing and subsequently through our outreach and oversight, we came to understand that there is a need to be better coordinated, coordination of school securities activities within d.h.s. to bolster coordination and minimize fragmentation. as a leader in developing a school security best practices and policies, it is important for d.h.s. to have a formal school security body so that it can provide an exa

infrastructure protection, the fema administrator, the secret service director, and the heads of d.h.s. offices of academic engagement and public affairs. this legislation was not developed in a vacuum. inspiration nor legislation came directly from experiences of those impacted by school violence and from input of new jerseyans. last julying, my subcommittee held a school security field hearing in newark. at the hear, the subcommittee heard from the new jersey state police, the new jersey...

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federal emergency managementagency.femahasdeveloped the national usar response system over the last several decades to act as a force multiplier for disaster rescue missions. the system is comprised of 28 task force teams from across the country and includes highly skilled volunteers who are constantly training for a variety of hazard scenarios, both manmade and natural. task force teams have proven their effectiveness time and again across this nation. following enactment of the national urban search and rescue response system act at the end of the 114th congress, certain federal agencies that employ members of some of these task forces have unfortunately been misinterpretting language that granted liability protections for non-federal task force members equal to federal first responders. only when their task force was called into federal service, resulting in an impediment to those federal employees serving on a task force. this bill will simply clarify that nothing in section 327 of the stafford act shall be interpreted to mean that a task force cannot include federal employ

federal emergency management agency. fema has developed the national usar response system over the last several decades to act as a force multiplier for disaster rescue missions. the system is comprised of 28 task force teams from across the country and includes highly skilled volunteers who are constantly training for a variety of hazard scenarios, both manmade and natural. task force teams have proven their effectiveness time and again across this nation. following enactment of the national...

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also, to a certain extent, for administrative expenses. when we talk aboutwhatfemaprojects,atpermanent real infrastructure projects that are meant to bring the infrastructure back to pre-storm levels, we are only talking about something on the order of $375 million that have been promulgated, and even and i that, we could go can point out that only $335 million have been out late for her minute projects. thankedt the president 91 billion dollars have been out late for puerto rico. where did that money come from? we understand the 91 billion dollars to be the $41 billion that has essentially been assigned plus a long run estimate of what could be spent over time, and that is understandable. you look at katrina, but $120 billion was spent over time. that was over years and years and years, and that is essentially what you would expect in the timeline in puerto rico as well. host: we are dividing our phone minds regionally. if you are a resident of puerto rico, (202) 748-8002. otherwise, for the eastern half of the country, (202) 748-8000. those out west, (202) 748-8001. of the

also, to a certain extent, for administrative expenses. when we talk about what fema projects,at permanent real infrastructure projects that are meant to bring the infrastructure back to pre-storm levels, we are only talking about something on the order of $375 million that have been promulgated, and even and i that, we could go can point out that only $335 million have been out late for her minute projects. thankedt the president 91 billion dollars have been out late for puerto rico. where...